A Star Is Born

Our challenge at My Sheri Crafts is to create a project with at least two stars in it for our "A Star Is Born" theme. I have been playing with the My Crush Bluebird book, so I decided to share a page. The My Crush books are Close To My Heart's answers to the popular Smash books. I have been using the My Crush album more like a simplified mini album than a junk journal, which is what it's originally meant for. The background paper is from the Skylark paper packet. I added a bird from Skylark Assortment, and punched a star border using a Martha Stewart punch. I layered a strip of Teal Shimmer trim on top of the vertical border. The "A Star Is Born" sentiment and the star arrows are from The Artbooking Cricut Bundle, stamped using Lagoon Ink.

This is the first page...I have 29 more to go.

Three In A Row Challenge

DT sister Sue gave us a tic-tac-toe theme for the biweekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts. Here's a picture of the grid:

Since the challenge name is "three in a row", I made three coordinating cards using the tic-tac-toe format. :-D Top right, top to bottom: embossed paper, pearls, flowers--

Middle row: pattern paper, image, pearls--

Bottom row: paper piecing, die cut, flowers--

For these cards, I used the Sparkling Spring and Botanical paper pack from Prima, pearl flourishes from Prima, die cut frames cut using Spellbinders dies, and the leafy flourish was cut using Cheery Lynn die. The images of the ladies are from Kanban stamps, colored using Copic markers. The white silk flowers were a "jackpot find" from Goodwill.

A Masculine Layout for My Sheri Crafts

My 2 year old is all boy. He loved gadgets and anything to do with technology even when he was a baby. One time, Daddy left his USB for his Iphone plugged in the computer. It probably looked delicious, so the baby promptly put it in his mouth. The monitor displayed this message: "Error, unrecognizable device". I think he was trying to download something. lol! For this layout, I used Pro Player Paper Packet, Pro Player My Stickease Assortment and Durable Triangle Studs. I used the Front Center Trio layout pattern in page 70 of My Reflections Scrapbook Program .

A Card For Dad

We have an "Anything Masculine" challenge at My Sheri Crafts, hosted by design team sister Sandy.  Well it's Dad's turn to be celebrated, so I decided to make a card for Father's Day.  I used Chocolate cardstock for the base, and made a stamped collage using the My Hero stamp set, an exclusive hostess incentive from Close to My Heart. I cut the frames using some Spellbinders dies.  The background was stamped with Bamboo ink, and the sentiment and main image was stamped using Chocolate ink.  I added Baker's twine and some Durable Triangle Studs to complete the simple, masculine card.
Happy Father's Day to my hubby, to Dad and all the Dads out there!

Peachy Paper Crafts Part Deux Blog promotion

I would like to invite new blog followers to my latest baby--Peachy Paper Crafts Part Deux, a blog that features craft projects that I made using Close To My Heart products, and other handmade items for craft shows.  I will also be periodically giving out some blog candies to lucky followers!

For this blog promo, one lucky follower will get both the Ivy Lane

AND the Free To Be Me paper pack

To get these pretties, you need to do any or ALL of these:
1.) follow my blog, 
2.) post on your blog sidebar the blog candy,
3.) comment on entries-- either at Peachy Paper Crafts, or at Peachy Paper Crafts Part Deux, and
4.) grab my blog button!
Every comment is considered as one entry so you can have as many entries as you wish! Please tell me through the comment section if you posted the blog candy or the my blog button in your blog--each step would be counted as one entry.
I will also be giving away a FREE Pick A Posey stamp set to a lucky Close To My Heart shopper as a personal "thank you" from me.

If your order reaches $150, please email me me first before submitting your order so you can get more free products.
This blog promotion is only until July 1st, so you still have plenty of time to follow, shop and have fun crafting!


Winners for both the blog candy and the CTMH lucky shopper will be drawn through random number generator. Results for the drawing will be posted on July 2, 2014 at 21:00 Pacific Time.

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Design team sister Sarah gave us the challenge to use at least three flowers on our project.  I altered a couple of canvases from the dollar store and came up with a Paris theme.  The first canvas has a Marie Antoinette theme.  I used paper from DCWV, Prima flowers and pop-dotted a cake sticker from Webster's Pages.  The edges have flouncy stretch lace trim from my stash.  The centers of the large flowers are from Recollections.  The third flower on the design is found in Marie Antoinette's fascinator. :-)  I cut the Eiffel tower at 8 1/2" using the Summer in Paris Cricut cartridge.

The second canvas also has the 8 1/2" Eiffel tower but this time around, I used Graphic 45's French Country 12x12 paper and chipboard.  I fussy cut the flowers, added some micro beads from Martha Stewart, added Stickles to accent the Eiffel tower and glued some photo corners from Tim Holtz.  This piece now resides in Barb's home. :-)

In Celebration Of Moms

Motherhood is a joyful occasion!  I'm hosting our biweekly challenge and since Mother's day is around the corner, I decided to celebrate all Moms!

I used the Mother's Day Stamp Set from Close To My Heart for the images and sentiments.  The designer paper is from Close To My Heart's Balloon Ride Paper packet and the Ivy Lane Paper Packet.  The green strip that I punched with a Martha Stewart Border punch in the second card is from the Ariana Paper packet.  I used Kraft Cardstock for the scalloped oval frame that I punched using a Spellbinders die.  I used Spellbinders to make all the frames, Martha Stewart border punches, Silver Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Pebbles Chalk and various Close To My Heart Ink Pads.

These are the first two of the cards that I will be making for the craft show for Paradise Valley High School.  I will be sharing the rest of them in future posts.

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there, especially to my Mom and my Mother-in-Law, Glenola!